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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN M. COOPER, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, ASSIGNOR TO THE LINK- BELTMACHINERY COMPANY, OF CHICAGO,` ILLINOIS.

CANE-DISTRIBUTING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION/forming part of Letters Patent No. 665,182, dated January1, 1901.

Application filed February 14; 1898. Serial No. 670,287. (No model.)

To all 'whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, JOHN M. COOPER, a citizen of the United States,residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of 5Louisiana, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inCane-Distributing Devices, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to devices for hanio dling material-such, forexample, as sugarcaneand has for its object to provide a new andimproved device for this purpose.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein-Figure I shows a sectional view of a device embodying my inventionparticularly adapted for handling sugar-cane. Fig. 2 is a plan view ofFig. l. Fig. 3 is a section on line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a viewshowing a conzo trolling device' operatively connected with theregulating and distributing arms.

Like letters refer to like parts' throughout the several figures.

I have shown in the drawings a particular application of my invention inconnection with apparatus for handling and distributing sugar-cane.

, Referring to Fig. 1, I have shown an inclined platform or table A,adapted to receive 3o the sugar-cane from any desired source-as, forexample, the car B-and discharge it upon the cane-carrier C. Thecane-carrier C is traveling at a certain predetermined speed, dependent,of course, upon the conditions, and the cane unloaded from the car B ismoved along the incline and deposited upon the carrier. It has beenfound in practice that if an inclined plane alone is used the cane isdeposited upon the carrier in large bunches or bundles, thus tending tooverload the carrier at points and in many instancesnecessitating,a'redistribution of the cane after it has reached thecarrier. By means of my invention Iam enabled to regu ulate the feedingand distribute the cane evenly along the carrier in any desired mannerand avoid all the difficulties attending the temporary overloading ofthe carrier.

As illustrated in the drawings, I provide 5o the inclined platform Awith a series of slots A1, in which work a series of chains or otherdevices Acarrying the projecting arms A3, which project upwardly fromthe platform, as shown, saidarms being moved downwardly therealong whenthe parts are in operation. I prefer to have these arms inclined in themanner shown, for example, in Fig. l. When flexible chains are used, Iprovide a suitablel sprocket-wheel D at each e'nd of the platform anduse a continuous chain, the chain working on thesprocket-wheels, asshown. The several sprocket-wheels at one end of the platform may beconnected together' or may be arranged so as to be operated from anydesired source or in any desired manner. When the chain or other deviceprovidedl with the projecting arms A3 is in motion, the movement of thecane along the platform is regulated and controlled so as to preventlarge bunches from sliding onto thecarrier, the cane being distributedover the platform and thus being discharged in small quantities upon thecarrier, so as to be properly distributed thereon or at least so as topre,- vent, large accumulations at one place.4

In Fig. l I have shown the chains or devices A2, carrying the projectingarms A3, as connected with the engine I, so as to be controlled thereby.It is of course evident that any other controlling means may be used.This engine or other controlling means acts to move the chains A2 andarms A3 down the incline in a predetermined substantially uniformmanner, so as to insure the proper regulation of the feeding of the caneto the carrier.

I have shown a simple use of my device in order to make its applicationclear; but it is of course evident that it may be used in variousconstructions or mechanisms. I have also described in detail theparticular construction shown in the drawings; but it is of courseevident that the form, construction, and arrangement of the severalparts may be varied without departing from the spirit of my invention,and l therefore do not wish to be limited in any manner by theconstruction shown. Y

I claim- A device for handling cane and the like, comprising an inclinedplatform down which the cane moves, a receiving device into which' IOOvof said platform and adapted to engage the said cane is discharged fromthe platform, a l the receiving device is regulated so as to preseriesof arms projecting above the surface vent an unequal discharge.

cane or other material and regulate its move- JOHN M' COOPER' menttherealong, means for moving said arms downwardly along said platform sothat the discharge of the cane from the platform to Witnesses:

C. T. PATTERSON, J. G. MARSH.

